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  2. PURE BRED ABORIGINE WRITES TO COUNCIL.

    The President of the South Australian Legislative Council (Sir Lancelot Stirling) last week received the following letter written by Mat Kropinjere, a full-blooded aborigine resident at ...

    Article : 539 words
  3. SENTENCED TO DEATH ON SHOOTING CHARGE

    A young farmer namer Leslie Arthur Oxenbury, of Darilmurla, near Dandenong, Victoria, was tried at the Melbourne Criminal Court on a charge of having feloniously wounded with ...

    Article : 662 words
  4. PRISONERS ESCAPE BUT ARE RE-CAUGHT

    The Queensland Home Secretary, Mr. J. G. Appel, tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Saturday a report from Mr. R. A. Ranking, P.M. upon an inquiry held into the circumstances ...

    Article : 288 words
  5. WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN KILLED.

    A terrible domestic tragedy was committed in a four-roomed cottage In Ferraughty-street, Kyabram (Vic.) early on Saturday morning. when Frank Cooling murdered his wife and ...

    Article : 444 words
  6. MISERABLE STORY TOLD IN A LETTER

    In the Auckland Supreme Court recently a decree Dist was granted William Hay, seeking a dissolution of his marriage with his wife Emily Hay (formerly Gibbons), on account of her ...

    Article : 366 words
  7. ALLIGATOR CREEK MURDER MYSTERY.

    Police Court proceedings in connection with the murder of Mrs. Agnes Ching and five children at Alligator Creek last Friday fortnight were commenced last week, when a Cingalese. ...

    Article : 560 words
  8. VESSEL'S STRANGE EXPERIENCE AT SEA.

    A unique and weird experience befel the steamer Paroo during a voyage from Singapore to Fremantle. When off Mount Semeru, cast of Java, 65 miles ...

    Article : 214 words
  9. PRESENT OF APPLES FOR THE KING.

    The West Australian Government has shipped for Delhi six cases of the primest Western Australian apples as present for the King at the Delhi Durbar. ...

    Article : 33 words
  10. HANDS OFF!

    "If the time" ever comes when this cannot be said (namely, that England must be considered as of some account in the Council of Nations), then we shall have ceased to exist—at anyrate as a Great Power." These momentous words fell from the lips of Sir Edward Grey, in the House of Common fast week, when explaining the steps taken by Great Britain during the Moroccan crisis. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 161 words
  11. AUSTRALASIAN NEWS IN BRIEF

    Mr. parson's daughter, aged 10years, was bitten just above the ankle by a snake at Weerite (Vic.) last week. Her parents rendered effective first-aid treatment. She was then ...

    Article : 46 words
  12. NEW BISHOP CONSECRATED.

    Rev. George Merrick Long, M.A., Bishop. Designate of Bathurst, was consecrated in St. Andrew's Anglican Cathedral, Bathurst (N.S.W.), on Thursday morning last. ...

    Article : 26 words
  13. LOST IN THE BUSH.

    The Brisbane police, searching for Richard Evans who was bushed 27 miles from Augathella, Queensland, found his dead body last Tuesday. ...

    Article : 30 words
  14. CENTENARIAN'S DEATH.

    An old pioneer of Camden (N.S.W.), Mr. Thomas Sharman, aged 101 years, died on Friday. ...

    Article : 17 words
  15. RULING LONDON PRICES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 292 words
  16. EXTENDING TOTALISATOR'S USE.

    Replying in the W.A. Legislative Assembly last week to a question referring to certain decisions of the west Australian Turf Club, the Premier (Mr. Scaddan) said the Government ...

    Article : 61 words
  17. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

    Charles Hodge and George Schofield were riding on Quantambone Station, 12 miles from Brewarrina, N.S.W., when the horse ridden by the latter was struck dead by lightning. ...

    Article : 69 words
  18. SHOT WHILE CLEANING SHELLS.

    A police telegram states that an aboriginal woman, named Lydia, was shot in the hip by a 22 bullet while cleaning shells on the beach at Broome (W.A.) last week. It is unknown who ...

    Article : 52 words
  19. CROSS-COUNTRY CYCLIST INJURED.

    Mr. S. Lessing, a prominent long-distance cyclist, met with an accident near Mentone (Vic.) last week whilst cycling from Carrum. He had a fall, and his head came into contact ...

    Article : 60 words
  20. VALUABLE OPAL FIND AT WHITE CLIFFS.

    A sensational find of opal has been made in old ground at White Cliffs (N.S.W.). A party of three miners came upon a find 15 feet below the surface, and lodged round a massive ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. FIRST COMMONWEALTH RATES.

    The Minister tor Home Affairs (Mr. O'Malley) notified in the "Government Gazette" that he had made the following rates to apply to the land in the Federal territory at ...

    Article : 121 words
  22. INJURED BY REARING HORSE.

    Mr. Peter Knobel met with a serious accident at Henty. N.S.W., last week. He was giving a horse a drench. when the animal reared, and in coming down struck Mr. Knobel with great ...

    Article : 55 words
  23. GRUESOME FIND IN ADELAIDE.

    A gruesome find was made last Thursday night in an outhouse at the rear of Marlborough Chambers, Waymouth-street, Adelaide. An unpleasant odor attracted the attention of ...

    Article : 64 words
  24. FALL OF ROCK KILLS MINER.

    Percy Waddington, a miner, was killed in the junction North mine, Broken Hill, on Tuesday last. A party or four miners was stoping at the 1134ft level, when portion of the ...

    Article : 64 words
  25. SUICIDE IN A BRISBANE STREET.

    A sensation was caused an Thursday near the intersection of Queen and George streets, Brisbane, by a young man, who suddenly drew a revolver, placed the muzzle in his mouth, and ...

    Article : 65 words
  26. DYING DROVER'S PATHETIC CALL.

    Recently a drover named Paul Bushe was brought to the Melbourne Hospital suffering from as attack of pneumonia. He said he had a daughter in Melbourne and asked that she be ...

    Article : 117 words
  27. DESTRUCTIVE RABBITS.

    Settlers in the Duddo and Tutye districts (S.A.) complain of the number of rabbits on the land when it was handed over to them by the Government. Having eaten all available ...

    Article : 53 words
  28. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HARVEST.

    The official estimate of the South Australian wheat harvest was issued last week. The area under wheat for grain and hay is put down at 2,578,740 acres, against 2,441,156 acres last Year. ...

    Article : 87 words
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    Advertising : 239 words
  30. AXE HEAD ENTERS LUNG.

    A man named Quinn was the victim of a peculiar accident at Kirrup (W.A.) last week. Another man was fixing on axe head on to a handle and finding that it did, not fit properly. ...

    Article : 86 words
  31. VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER AFTER THREE TRIALS.

    Martha Jane O'Shaughnessy has been tried at Auckland for the third time on the charge of the murder of Elsie Holland, aged 24 years. At Kingsland (N.Z.), on June 13 last. The girl ...

    Article : 79 words
  32. DECREASING ABORIGINES IN N.S. WALES.

    According to the annual report of the Aborigines Protection Board, laid on the table of the N.S. Wales Legislative Assembly, the number of aborigines in the State at the last census ...

    Article : 86 words
  33. THREE MINERS INJURED.

    About 6 p.m. last Wednesday, at North Broken Hill mine (N.S.W.), a party was working is the footwall drive at the 1250ft level, when suddenly a body of stone came away and fell on ...

    Article : 85 words
  34. BOOTMAKER HANGED IN HIS WORKROOM.

    John Kiel a bootmaker, 56 years of age. hanged himself in his workroom at Gipps street. East Melbourne (Vic.). Kiel was last seen by his wife at 8 o'clock on Tuesday ...

    Article : 90 words
  35. DR. PEACOCK'S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH PENALTY.

    In the Federal high Court last week argument was heard in the two appeals on behalf of Dr. Peacock from the judgement of the Chief Justice of Victoria and a jury, convicting him ...

    Article : 70 words
  36. COMMONWEALTH NOTE ISSUE.

    Returns prepared by the Federal Treasures show that the note issue up to the closing hours of business on Thursday last had reached £9,889,010. The gold reserves held were ...

    Article : 60 words
  37. LADY RUSSELL'S VALUABLE ESTATE.

    Letter of administration have been granted in respect of the New South Wales estate of the late Dame Charlotte Russell, widow of Sir P. N. Russell. The English portion of the ...

    Article : 51 words
  38. DROWNED IN BATHS.

    A drowning accident occurred on Tuesday evening last at the municipal swimming baths. Richmond (Vic.), the victim being Olive Morcomb, 13 years of age, who lived with her ...

    Article : 132 words
  39. STRANGE ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.

    A young man named Barlow woo++ds a wheeler employed at the Victorian State mine at Wonthaggi, knocked off work one afternoon last week, and proceeded to the residence of Mrs. ...

    Article : 102 words
  40. SLEEPING WOMAN SHOT.

    Awakened a half-past 1 o'clock on Monday morning by a report of a pistol shot, and feeting a sharp pain in the head, Mrs. Elizabeth Connolly, a widow, residing in New-street. ...

    Article : 90 words
  41. STATE COAL MINE OUTPUT.

    November 23 was the second anniversary of the Victorian State coal mine. For the first twelve months 165,216 tons of coal were produced. For the second year 488,015 tons were ...

    Article : 96 words
  42. STRUCK BY A FALLING TREE.

    A young man named Arthur Williams, engaged on a contract for clearing at Narbethong (Vic.) recently had a narrow escape from being killed. A team at bullocks was dragging ...

    Article : 84 words
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